in essence
Example Sentences
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District Judge James Boasberg ruled, in essence, against the executive privilege claim, which judges have repeatedly rejected for a host of Trump witnesses in criminal investigations involving the former president.
From Washington Post
Planetary alignment, also known as a conjunction between two planets, is, in essence, an optical illusion.
From Seattle Times
But his definition of “meganet” is in essence a big blob of mortal and computing power, a “human-machine behemoth” controlled by no one.
From New York Times
But, in essence, what audiences relate to the most is this loose sense of aliveness, that things can go wrong or be brilliant or beautiful.
From Washington Post
“Both together will, in essence, result in the normalization of life of people in the region and open Kosovo’s and Serbia’s respective paths towards joining the EU.”
From Seattle Times
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